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Ok. You can turn this into a " this is stupid post" all you want, same as the hand size, but if you read almost EVERY scouting report they all say thin, very gangly, also say makes accurate throes but doesn't really have all the oomph as other qb's. Is that nit picking? Sure. My main point in all this is the kid is getting stronger , quick. He already has become more powerful. And although it's not ALWAYS accurate, most of the time as young guys get bigger and stronger there arm strength increases. Even in MLB.
So honestly I'm just kind of pumped he's getting bigger and stronger and now seems to have the potential to really fill out, because if there is ONE thing about his tape that sometimes bugged me, is he had a flutter and wobble in his deep ball that slowed it down and made it a little harder to catch. Was it catastrophic? No. But with everything he has that is a real plus skill, him getting a stronger arm ONLY means he gets better... is that exact science , no. I'm not an idiot, but it's a pretty accurate estimation. Drew Bree's and Phillip Rivers both had major arm strength improvements from there rookie year. So when you add it all up, age, physical maturation , arm strength improving, and add that to the existing skill set, then I don't know about you, but I'm excited. I'm an admitted Homer, so take what I say about Rams players with a grain of salt, but the article was interesting and at worst encouraging.
Also I agree there have been smaller QB'size with success. But as these guys all keep getting bigger, it HELPS if the QB is a little thicker too. There are a ton of 250 lb online man in Canton, a bunch of WR who ran 4.9 or worse, but as the game evolves, you have to gauge new players on the Era they are in. In 1985 Goff would have not even been considered slim by scouts. Treadwell would not have been knocked so badly for his 40.
Again this was aimed at the scouting reports and things that have been addressed in them.
So honestly I'm just kind of pumped he's getting bigger and stronger and now seems to have the potential to really fill out, because if there is ONE thing about his tape that sometimes bugged me, is he had a flutter and wobble in his deep ball that slowed it down and made it a little harder to catch. Was it catastrophic? No. But with everything he has that is a real plus skill, him getting a stronger arm ONLY means he gets better... is that exact science , no. I'm not an idiot, but it's a pretty accurate estimation. Drew Bree's and Phillip Rivers both had major arm strength improvements from there rookie year. So when you add it all up, age, physical maturation , arm strength improving, and add that to the existing skill set, then I don't know about you, but I'm excited. I'm an admitted Homer, so take what I say about Rams players with a grain of salt, but the article was interesting and at worst encouraging.
Also I agree there have been smaller QB'size with success. But as these guys all keep getting bigger, it HELPS if the QB is a little thicker too. There are a ton of 250 lb online man in Canton, a bunch of WR who ran 4.9 or worse, but as the game evolves, you have to gauge new players on the Era they are in. In 1985 Goff would have not even been considered slim by scouts. Treadwell would not have been knocked so badly for his 40.
Again this was aimed at the scouting reports and things that have been addressed in them.
